Task: Black Belt Legend By Trent Jackson. Great object oriented programming example. Retro style 2D fighting game. Coded from scratch in VB.NET (2005) probably RUNS on 2008, but unlikely to be compatible for 2003. Modest looking graphics ripped from MAME games. No DirectX required (most people don''t have the SDK) Implements GDI+ instead, and RUNS at a considerably good clip. 50fps on a low-spec Pentium 4 no dramas. It is a bout 5 minutes worth of amusement as walk around on a platform kicking the crap out of these guys.